by Dawn | Dec 1, 2014 | business, religion, self-improvement, simplicity
“Did I mention I’ve never celebrated a holiday?” My friend’s religion doesn’t allow it. This year, she ate turkey with someone–eating turkey around a fancy table seemed odd. I told her not to panic. It’s just a dead bird,...
by Dawn | Aug 2, 2014 | education reform, family
I’m not Back to School shopping this year. I’ll buy a couple outfits for Declan and a pen or two. That’s it. I stand firm. I’ve spent years going broke buying thousands of things for students. Until they have “Back to School” coffee...
by Dawn | Apr 13, 2014 | parenting, spirituality, Uncategorized, Zen
There are moments when a mother looks at her child and thinks, “I messed up here.” The subject of God is one of them. God has always been quite good to me. I grew up in a community where everyone truly lived out the meaning of that word. No person suffered...
by Dawn | Mar 19, 2014 | self-improvement, spirituality
I left the chapel. It was the kind of bird-singing, blue-sky day even God sticks around a little while longer. Fr. Al talked about love, compassion, helping thy neighbor. The usual stuff that in the hands of a skilled orator made me want to save the world. But not...
by Dawn | Dec 8, 2013 | gratitude, religion
I am fixing my computer. I’ve issued a few “#$%$#%’s,” “GDs,” “F’s” and other words that color the rainbow. When I say “I’m” fixing my computer, I really mean someone I’m chatting with at...
